According to a survey in July 2022, 63 percent of respondents in the United States thought the better way to choose the president was by the popular vote, where votes are totaled across all states.
Thinking about the way in which the president is elected in this country, which would you prefer?
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Pew Research Center. (August 5, 2022). Thinking about the way in which the president is elected in this country, which would you prefer? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132086/opinions-adults-choose-president-us/
Pew Research Center. "Thinking about the way in which the president is elected in this country, which would you prefer?." Chart. August 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132086/opinions-adults-choose-president-us/
Pew Research Center. (2022). Thinking about the way in which the president is elected in this country, which would you prefer?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132086/opinions-adults-choose-president-us/
Pew Research Center. "Thinking about The Way in Which The President Is Elected in This Country, Which Would You Prefer?." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132086/opinions-adults-choose-president-us/
Pew Research Center, Thinking about the way in which the president is elected in this country, which would you prefer? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132086/opinions-adults-choose-president-us/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Thinking about the way in which the president is elected in this country, which would you prefer? [Graph], Pew Research Center, August 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132086/opinions-adults-choose-president-us/